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The Rohingya and Suu Kyi’s Myanmar
Southeast Asia
The Rohingya and Suu Kyi’s Myanmar
The democratic icon’s party won a major victory last year. Will it help a beleaguered minority?
The Rohingya and Suu Kyi’s Myanmar
Thailand: The Limits of Absolute Power
Southeast Asia
Thailand: The Limits of Absolute Power
General Prayut's power may be unlimited on paper, but in reality he is curtailed on several fronts.
Thailand: The Limits of Absolute Power
China’s Cultural Revolution at 50
East Asia
China’s Cultural Revolution at 50
Conventional thinking on one of Communist China’s seminal events is often too simplistic.
China’s Cultural Revolution at 50
Thailand: The Price of ‘Happiness’
Southeast Asia
Thailand: The Price of ‘Happiness’
On the two-year anniversary of the 2014 coup, Thais wonder if it's brought the security and prosperity promised.
Thailand: The Price of ‘Happiness’
Japan and the Panama Papers
East Asia
Japan and the Panama Papers
A deeper insight into Japanese businessmen’s offshore deals.
Japan and the Panama Papers
China's Maritime Courts: Defenders of 'Judicial Sovereignty'
East Asia
China's Maritime Courts: Defenders of 'Judicial Sovereignty'
A closer look at China's maritime courts and how they bolster China's sovereignty claims.
China's Maritime Courts: Defenders of 'Judicial Sovereignty'
The Politics Of Yoga
South Asia
The Politics Of Yoga
India’s PM has been aggressively promoting the practice. Not everybody is happy about it.
The Politics Of Yoga
The Philippines: the Elections, the Alliance, and a Rising Power
Southeast Asia
The Philippines: the Elections, the Alliance, and a Rising Power
How will the upcoming Philippine elections impact the country’s foreign policy trajectory?
The Philippines: the Elections, the Alliance, and a Rising Power
Will Myanmar Backslide on Human Rights?
Southeast Asia
Will Myanmar Backslide on Human Rights?
History is not encouraging.
Will Myanmar Backslide on Human Rights?
Understanding Kazakhstan’s Politics, Again
Central Asia
Understanding Kazakhstan’s Politics, Again
The people of Kazakhstan have made their preferences clear.
Understanding Kazakhstan’s Politics, Again
Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Upcoming Election Test
East Asia
Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Upcoming Election Test
Will Japan’s farmers revolt against the LDP in the July Upper House election?
Japan: Shinzo Abe’s Upcoming Election Test
Trumpmenbashi
Central Asia
Trumpmenbashi
What Central Asia’s spectacular states can tell us about authoritarianism in America.
Trumpmenbashi
Kyrgyzstan’s NGO and LGBT Crackdown
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan’s NGO and LGBT Crackdown
Scapegoating the NGOs and LGBT community won’t fix country’s economy.
Kyrgyzstan’s NGO and LGBT Crackdown
Interview: Kanhaiya Kumar on India's Challenges Under Narendra Modi
South Asia
Interview: Kanhaiya Kumar on India's Challenges Under Narendra Modi
"This is a concerted attack on Indian democracy."
Interview: Kanhaiya Kumar on India's Challenges Under Narendra Modi
Do Singaporeans Really Vote Along Racial Lines?
Southeast Asia
Do Singaporeans Really Vote Along Racial Lines?
How did Lee Kuan Yew arrive at his conclusion that voter bias existed in the Republic?
Do Singaporeans Really Vote Along Racial Lines?
Reformists Make Gains in Iranian Elections. Now What?
Central Asia
Reformists Make Gains in Iranian Elections. Now What?
The gains are significant, but are they enough to make Iran change course?
Reformists Make Gains in Iranian Elections. Now What?
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